Orthodox Easter OOTD featuring THE BUMP!

The baby belly is appearing! Slowly but surely its growing and growing and I couldn't be more excited! If you follow me on Instagram you may have seen me air my worries and frustrations at not having noticed a change in my belly and not having felt any movements yet, but I'm so happy to tell you that my worries are all gone now! Last week I felt (for sure, 100%, definitely) baby move! It was absolutely bizarre and wonderful and I can only imagine how much more brilliant its going to be when baby is bigger and I can feel more defined movements.





The past few weeks have been really great! I finished up at my temp job and have started to nest..or try to at least. Trying to find things to fill the nursery with on a small budget within the style that I'm wanting is proving to be really annoying. Seems like most nursery furniture easily available is very modern or Danish style and thats not really my thing. I was hoping to find more cool vintage type things in op shops but I'm just not having any luck. If anyone knows of any places in Melbourne I could suss out, please let me know!
It was also Orthodox Easter a couple of weekends ago (when these photos were taken) so we spent the day with family having a traditional Easter feast, but I'll post more about that fun stuff separately. It's been really great getting to spend a lot of time with family recently.





Do you celebrate Othodox Easter? What did you get up to?

Cardigan: Sussan  //  Dress: Kmart  //  Boots: Kmart

Necklace: Tiffany & Co  //  Pantyhose: Sonsee

Hello Casual ft Ruby & Lilli

My girls at Ruby & Lilli are coming back to Melbourne! YAAS! Since I've been a bit MIA on social media I'm a little bit delayed with my intake of news haha
Ruby & Lilli will be at the A+ Markets being held at Queen Victoria Market. Here's the facebook event link for anyone interested in coming along.








This tee is currently on sale along with a whole bunch of their classic tees and I. AM. DYINGGGG. There are like 6 tees that I'm dying to get that are also on sale. My bank account is just there like 'pls don't, you've been so good'..Idk. I might just wait til the A+ Markets...But we'll see haha








What's my blog without a little bit of Kitengi? She's my lil sweetheart that can be a bit camera shy but she was all about the cuddles this time.

Tee: Ruby & Lilli  //  Jeans: Forever 21  //  Thongs: Havianas

Red, White and Blue

Oh the joys of being pregnant. Your immune system turns to crap and even if you so much as look at someone with a cold, BAM! You've caught it. I'm a sniffly, gross mess right now so I figured it would make me feel slightly less crappy posting a summery OOTD from a time where I wasn't a snifflebag.

Sometimes you have to sacrifice something in order to make your outfit feel whole. In this case, I sacrificed a practical handbag so I could wear this one that barely fits my phone and purse. Worth it.

These photos were taken not very long ago when I was a little less pregnant and a little more fat and the sun could set your skin on fire. I don't miss the heat but I do miss it being warm enough to wear dresses with bare legs. Most of the time I forget that there are still a lot of plus size girls that have a fear of showing their bare legs. I guess I got so comfortable in my body that I can be a little ignorant to peoples insecurities and expect them to love their beautiful selves like they deserve to. It's a process that can take time. Sometimes a lot of time. I forget the insecurities I had growing up. I remember hating my legs. They were 'too chunky'. I would always wear jeans because of that. Fast forward 10 years later and look at me wearing dresses showing off my lil plus size pins! 

Self love takes time. I've always been a bit of a narcissist so for me the path to body positivity was kind of on fast forward haha
I've always wanted to discuss the road to body positivity but I've never known where to begin and how to structure what I want to say because theres a lot to cover. If you have any suggestions, let me know and maybe I can start a blog series of questions or something? Idk, but lets do something fun!

Dress: Jayjays  // Bag: Equip  //  Shoes: Melissa  //  Necklaces: Tiffany & Co + Nameplate necklace

Neon Spots

Well well! My first outfit post since my pregnancy hiatus haha 

The past few months have been super rough for me. The best way I can describe it is that its been like the worst hangover you've ever had... for nearly three months straight. I have been so sick and nauseous that I haven't wanted to do anything and when I did want to do stuff, I didn't have the energy to. That included looking at all forms of social media. You wouldn't think holding your phone and scrolling would take up energy, but holy shit it really burns up your mental energy. I cut down my use of social media drastically and couldn't really explain why, so It made me feel like a bit of a jerk because I wasn't really posting things and I wasn't really responding to people. I'm trying to make my way through the messages I've received in that time so forgive me if I haven't written back!

While I may not be feeling 100% better and still not completely out of this nausea slump, my mind feels like it can focus on other things again. I've been absolutely dying to try new outfits and go shopping for maternity clothes! Since I was feeling so poorly I pretty much wore the same thing every day at home and when I would have to go out of the house and look presentable, I would wear the same outfit. You could find me in either slouchy PJ's or a stretchy shift dress. I didn't realise how much my body had transformed from the weight loss so now that I've started trying to change up what I'm wearing, I've realised nothing fits me anymore and everything is getting really baggy! It's so weird! It's also super frustrating because I cant really buy anything new because my belly is going to keep growing so I don't know what shape I'll be in the next 9 months haha

I'm going to be needing A LOT of stretchy clothes to take me through the next few months!

I'm excited to start shopping for some clothes that will transition from maternity wear to regular wear but don't know where to start looking! If you know of any physical stores in Australia that sell cute maternity wear, let me know!

Dress: Country Road  //  Thongs: Havianas

Orthodox Christmas Haziness

I am so pleased to say, I have posted all older OOTD's and blogs and such and am now back on track to regular posts! YAY! I am so excited to take more new photos! I had everything on pause for a little while so I didn't get backlogged with photos all over again.  

On January the 7th it was Orthodox Christmas. That's right. Another Christmas. The reason behind this is described well by Google..

Many Orthodox Christians in Australia celebrate Christmas Day on or near January 7 in the Gregorian calendar. This date works to be December 25 in the Julian calendar, which pre-dates the Gregorian calendar. It is a time to celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ, who is believed to be the son of God.

The way people celebrate Orthodox Christmas varies. For some it involves going to church, fasting, prayers, etc, but the most important thing (just like regular Christmas) is trying to make time to spend the day with your family. Oh and theres always a feast. But really, theres always a fest at any wog occasion, so its not really a surprise haha
We went to my grandparents house with the fam and had a massive lunch. It's kind of hard to have a 'massive' lunch when you've got a lapband, but you do what you can. It's also especially hard when your wog grandma still doesn't fully understand the concept of lapband so she's borderline offended that you didn't stack your plate completely full and then go back for another round later haha

Wogmas, as Sam and I like to call it, used to be a little more exciting as a kid. You'd have celebrated regular christmas a few weeks before, then the excitement from that all wore off, then you have this second Christmas and get more presents and cash so you're buzzing! That pretty much ends when you become a teenager though. Shattered.

After we had finished the rounds of food, Sam, my sister, my cousin and I had a savage game of Cards Against Humanity. Probably the worst game you could play on Christmas, but its seriously the absolute best!

What would a day out be without taking an OOTD? It was particularly hot that day so I opted for cool comfort. I had been looking for shorts like this for freaking AGES! Something tight, not boxy like most plus size shorts are and something that sits above my knees. I found these in the funniest way...my mums sewing room. A few days before she had been complaining about a pair of pants she had bought that had started tearing at the thighs from chub rub (something that us plus size girls would know all too well). The tear became a massive hole on either side of the pants making them unwearable. Mum decided to cut the legs off at the tear and turn them into shorts! Absolute genius! I don't know why I never thought to do that! Turns out it ripped at the perfect length for me so I claimed them haha

Sam said I looked like a tough biker chick haha

Who says fat girls cant wear short shorts and show their arms? FUCK THAT! It's when I wear outfits like this that I feel fabulous AF.



Did anyone else celebrate Orthodox Christmas? What did you get upto?

Top: Stussy  // Shorts: H&M DIY  //  Shoes: Vans

Sydney Harbour Bridge Babe

I've been trying to wrap up the last of the pre-surgery blogs and I think you all will be happy to know I only have like 2 posts left before I hit the new stuff! Woo! Not going to lie, I may be more excited than anyone else for this because it means I'll be posting all new stuff from then on! YAY!

These few photos were taken on the last day of our trip to Sydney. It wasn't so much about the outfit, it was more about the background. We stayed in this perfect little area and this was our view! There was a little bus stop and this small grassy area (for photos, presumably) so I had to take advantage of it for an OOTD haha

I'm going to have a Sydney random photo recap post up in the next couple of days too so stay tuned!

Jacket: Sussan  //  Tee: Wheels & Dollbaby  //  Skirt: Cotton On

Leggings: City Chic  //  Shoes: Vans